Crescimento do complexo Cryptococcus neoformans/ Cryptococcus gattii em extratos de excrementos de pombos
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Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus neoformans, crescimento, excrementos de pombos, Columba liviaResumo
Cryptococcus neoformans / Cryptococcus gattii são agentes etiológicos da criptococose, o primeiro tem distribuição mundial e seu habitat principal é a excreção de pombos (Columba livia), enquanto o último foi isolado de árvores e raramente de fezes de aves. Neste estudo, o crescimento de C. neoformans e C. gattii nos extratos de excrementos de pombo foi comparado em condições de laboratório. Foram utilizados dois extratos de fezes de aves em cativeiro: um de uma amostra em que C. neoformans (extrato positivo) foi isolado e outro de uma amostra negativa para esse fungo (extrato negativo), que foi inoculado com C. neoformans e C gattii Os extratos permitiram o desenvolvimento das duas espécies e mostraram um padrão de crescimento uniforme no extrato negativo, enquanto no positivo o crescimento de C. neoformans foi maior em comparação ao de C. gattii (P = 0,0001). O crescimento de C. gattii foi menor a pH maior que 7,5, enquanto o crescimento de C. neoformans não mostrou diferenças significativas nos dois extratos, independentemente das variações de pH. Mais estudos são necessários para elucidar a interação dessas duas espécies nos excrementos de pombos.
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